Breighton Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Breighton Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Breighton Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:13,929,515290,718
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Breighton (16) may also be a first name.

Breighton Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Breighton Come From? nationality or country of origin

Breighton is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Breighton.

How Common Is The Last Name Breighton? popularity and diffusion

The last name Breighton is the 7,593,402nd most widespread last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Breighton live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 67 percent live in British Isles. Breighton is also the 2,786,762nd most frequently held given name worldwide, borne by 16 people.

The surname Breighton is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 13,929,515. In England it is most common in: Devon, where 100 percent live. Not including England this last name is found in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 33 percent live.

Breighton Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Breighton has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 20 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Breighton
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